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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
State Normal School,
Fall Term Of Seventeen Weeks, Aug. %, 1857.

instruction Free for all students whose
scholarship in the elementary branches
is sufficient for progress. Board in private
families can be secured
Address communications to
w. d. PARKER, President.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-01
Tenlpefance.
CONDUCTED BY THE. C. t. u.

"F6r God and Home and Natire Land"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
BASEBALL BATS.

Nearly a Million of Them Made In This
Country Every Year.
The manufacture of baseball bats is
an industry of which few people out
side of baseball players and dealers
have any knowledge. A reporter was
asked by a Nassau street dealer the
other day to guess how many bats are
turned out in America every year, and
replied "a hundred thousand" "a
hundred fiddlesticks," returned the
dealer. 1.-The product last year was
eight times that amount Nearly fifty
five thousand cords of wood were
worked up into bats The majority
are made for amateur players, and are
wrought of American willow. This
wood is lighter than ash, and is cOnse-
quently more popular with young play
ers. Michigan heads the list in the
manufacture of bats, for in that State
the best wood is found. The bats used
by professional players are made al
moss entirely of ash. This wood is
found to be the strongest and most
elastic. Only the best quality of ash,
however, is of use, for the strain put
upon it is tremendous. Then, too, it
must be perfectly seasoned.
bats are made in nearly every State
in the Union. The largest and most
noted factories are in West Virginia,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
New York and Michigan. The goods
are turned out by machinery, uniform
in size and pattern. A lathe and the
right kind of wood are the only re-
for their manufacture Tho
factories of the United States furnish
the world with bats, for orders are re-
ceived almost daily from Europe. AUS
tralia and Japan. IN y Mail aud
Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
THE LATEST.


TERRIBLE explosion occurred in the en-
CINE room of Herbert E. Johnson's corn can
ing factory, in Gorham, near Portland, Me-,
at ten O'Clock the other morning. One
man was killed and a number of others
seriously injured.
VIsCoUNT DoNERAILE, of Ireland, who
was bitten by fox some time ago, has died
| of hydrophobia.
THE autopsy at New York on the body of
the sailor of the bark Robert Moore, from
IGuadaloupe, who was said to have died of
yellow fever, shows that the cause of the
death was malarial fever
1T is reported that on August 20 another
attempt was made to assassinate the Gar.
nihl1ist, disguised as an officer of the
guards, twice fired revolver at the EN-
peror. The first shot went wide of it's
mark, but the second perforated the Cars
coat. The assailant was promptly seized
and disarmed.
GLADsToNE's resolution deprecatory of
the Salisbury Government in proclaiming
the National League was defeated in the
British House of Commons on the 26th by a
vote of 272 TO 1884,
Two yachts were capsized in England on
the 10Th, one on the Thames and the other
IN the Bristol Channel. By the accident
on the Thames twelve persons were
drowned and by that in the Bristol Channel
fifteen lives We're lost.
A BATTLE took place between KendalI's
men and Colorow's braves on the 10Th, four
miles below Meeker. Several Indians were
reported killed. Deputy Sheriff Ward was
killed and several more wounded.
The owners of the fishing schooner
Lydia T. Crowell, of Beverly, Mass, have
gwen her up for lost She was ninety-five
tons burden. 1t is believed all on board
are lost. She was in charge of Captain
Moses Larktn, of Nova Scotia, and had
crew of fifteen men.
HE President has appointed Alexander
McCue, OF New York, the present Solicitor
of the Treasury, to be Commissioner of
Fish and Fisheries, to succeed the late Prof.
Baird. The Office is not a salarled one. the
law simply prescribing the appointment
from among the civil officers of the United
States OF person of proved scientific and
practical acquaintance with the fishes OF
the coast
FIFrr-oNE girls employed in Brace Bros
laundry at Pittsburgh, Pa, struck the other
day on account of the discharge of eleven
OF their number for organizing a knights
OF Labor assembly.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) through
out the country during the seven days
ended August %, numbered for the United
States 153 and for Canada g.
HE statesmen of Pittsburgh and other
Eastern cities are agitating a National As
sembly OF the Knights of Labor
RIGHT REV R. W. BELCorr, Bishop of
Western Texas, died in Suwanee, Tenn, on
the Goth
ONE man was fatally and another badly
injured In Chicago recently by an explosion
OF gas which had accumulated in the base
ment Of a wholesale store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
: THE SOUTH.

IMMENSE numbers of cattle were reported
dying in the Upper Panhandle of Texas
owing to the drought.
By striking calf near Temple, Tex, the
other night, passenger engine was COM
pletely wrecked and the engineer, fireman
and conductor probably fatally injured
No passengers were hurt.
THE Virginia State Republican Committee
recently issued a lengthy address te voters.
The address was in answer to that of the
Democrats and was taken up principally
with local questions, the principal being the
funding attempts of the State administra-
ton and failure to arrive at an understand
ing with the British bond holders.
MRS. SARAH JACKSON, wife of Andrew
jackson, Jr., and mistress of the White
House during President Jackson's second
term, died at 1.-THE Hermitage near Nash
vile, Tenn, on the 23d.
The Standard oil works, Pearce's distil-
lery and Swans marble works were de-
stroyed by fire at Nashville, Tenn, the
other night The loss Will aggregate nearly
SlOO,0OO; insurance very small.
AN unknown disease for which remedy
has been found is reported killing the cat
tie about Buckville, Ark.
The Maryland epublicans have made
the following nominations; For Governor,
waiter b. Brooks, of Baltimore; for Comp
troller, k b. Dixon, of Talbot County, and
for Attorney-General, Francis Miller, of
Montgomery County.
The emlgrant train No. 20. going west on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad ran into
freight train No. 50 at Easton siding,
twenty miles east Of Wheeling, W. Va, on
the oath. Al Smith, engineer of the emf
grant train. and Isaac Arbuthnot, his fire.
man, were instantly killed. Several of the
passengers were bruised
FIRE IN Martins Ferry, W. Va, the other
morning destroyed the stove works, caus
ing so, 600 loss.
JOHN WTRIcK. coiored, was lynched in
Henry County, Ala, the other night Dy 100
people of his own race He had outraged
white woman, Mrs. Basmore.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

!. 1T is reported that Minister Hanna has
negotiated an extradition treaty with the
Argentine Republic.
SEVERAL gentleman constituting a com
mittee OF Western and Southern tobacco
men called upon the Commissioner of Agri
culture at Washington recently with griev-
ances in connection with the recent report
of Statistician j. R Dodge. The Commits
sio6er defended the Statistician from al
legged improper influence.
COMPTROLLER TRENHOLM has received q
telegram from President Wallace, OF the
Sumpter, s. c., National Bank, announcing
that Charles E. Bartlett, the cashier Of the
bank, had absconded. The amount en-
beZzled was not stated.
1T is now definitely settled that Presi-
dent Cleveland and most Of his Cabinet
will go to Philadelphia on the 18th Of Sep
tember to attend the centennial constitu-
tional celebration. Mrs. Cleveland will
probably accompany the President.
THE President has appointed Almar r.
Dickinson, Of Massachusetts,, to be Consul
OF the United States at Gaspe Basin; Henry
p. Kittleield, general appraiser Of mer-
chandIse for Boston, Mass; Michael P.
Curran, assistant appraiser Of merchandise
in the district Of Boston and Charleston,
Mass.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD bought in over
So, 900 Of bonds on the oath.
MRS. CLEVELAND and her mother, Mrs.
Folsom, returned to Washington on the
24th, after an extended pleasure trip.
ALLEN RUTHERFORD, a lawyer of high
standing IN Washington, has been arrested
upon charge of receiving records stolen
from the Pension Office, and Richard
Brumer, a clerk in the Pension Office, has
been arrested, charged with stealing the
records in question.
THE President has appointed Commodore
Bancroft Gherardi to be Rear Admiral in
the navy, to take the place of Rear Admiral
Franklin, retired. Rear Admiral Gherardi
was recently Commandant of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS

State School Fund.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction
has made the following annual apportinn-
ment of the State school fund:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01

To Preserve Ropes.-To preserve
ropes exposed to the weather from
mold and mildew. one prepares a
bath of soluted copper-glance and
water in the proportion of one drachm
Of soluted copper-glance to three and
Dne-half pints of water. Let the ropes
soak in this mixture for four days; they
will then be covered with coating of
copper-glance that effectually preserves
them from all kinds of animal enemies
as well AZ from mold and mildew. To
fix the muriate of copper one dips the
ropes in soap-water (seven ounces TO
three and one-half pints of water).
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01

The Poultry Yard advocates quick
fattening for fowls when they are in
Tended for table use, and recommends
milk in any state, from fresh TO thick.
This should be fed in connection with
q grain diet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-01

lSchOOli AMOUNT
pop ApPorr nd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
ToIntercede for FieIden.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-The Tribune this
morning says: Judge Gary has written a
statement on behalf of the State that will
undoubtedly result in saving Fielder from
the gaIlows. The statement relates to none
of the other prisoners and cannot possibly
affect their fate one way or another. 1t is
not petition nor request for Communication
of sentence and neither is it bare state
msnt of facts. Just what it contains could
not be learned last night, but it is rather q
suggestion to the Governor that in view of
certain facts therein recited a favorable con.
sideration of Fielden's petition might be
justified. The Judge was asked if he would
give copy of it or make any statement as
to what the points enumerated were. but he
declined. the statement ia in the hands
of Fieldens friends he said, and do not
know what their wishes are in the matter,
so do not feel at liberty to say anytbing
q hoIt II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Presley G. Lawrence, well.known citi-
zen of Marshall, Fauquier county, died Sun
day of typhoid fever.
Col Henry s. Bowen. one OF the leading
citizsns of Wytheville, died there yesterday
of pneumonia, contracted while witnessing
the laying Of The cornerstone OF the Lse
monument at Richmond.
Four active reyival5 are in progress in
Loudoun county. Rev. George w. Nelson,
Of Warrenton, has had marked success in a
protracted meeting ct the Leesburg church,
and twenty cne suppiicants are reported.
AT recent mt cling of the directors of the
Old Dominion Steamship Company, in New
York, Mr.. John NJ. Robinson, for several
years vice president OF the company, was
elected president to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Mr.. McCready.
A fire at Campbell Court House Monday
night destroyed Hugh & Co.'s storehouse
and contents aud two small dwellings. Loes
"a 500; no insurance The poll. books and
ballot box of the precinct were consumed
in one of the buildings, but fortunately a
copy of the books was preserved.
Joseph NOEL, about twenty.three years Of
age, an employe of the Richmond and DAN
Vile, and a native of Halifax county, met
with fatal accident on the north. bound
freight last night at Mossngford bridge. He
had gone forward to examine the switch and
got on the caboose, and as the train was
passing over the bridge he looked through
the window, striking Ills head against an up
right board and tearing the top of his head
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

The THRIVING cities of Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Richmond, Lynchburg, Danville and
S,aunton, and nearly ali the thriving towns
10 the State send TO the Legislature members
who are in accord with the majority of that
body, and who will therefore not have their
local interests antagonizsd. But Alexan-
dria which is deeply interested in the pas
sage OF several local billa, has deemed it
wise to elect member who lie not in accord
With that roojority, in the place of one who
is, and who, if elected. would have had the
additional Influence that necessarily attach,
es to the occupant of the Speakers chair
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

TIE KIDNAPPING CAPTAIN TO BE AR.
REsTEO.-Edward Curran and John II. Sore.
ven, the two young men who were kid.
mapped in Baltimore, an account of which
has been published in the GAZETTE, will
make their statement before Marshal Frey,
of Baltimore, to day, with view to swear
lug out warrants for the arrest of Captain
Philips and the mate, l.. A. Adams, of the
oyster sloop Annie NJ. Hayward. Marshal
Frey has agreed to do everything in his
power to bring the two men to Justice, and
says that if the two boys can prove their
case he will see that the culprits are ar.
rested
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, Nov 9.-The stock market was
generally strong this morning at advances of from
Is to IS per celt over Mondays closing figures
The business was very dull in the early trading
but became moderately active after the first IF
teen minutes. Prices had dropping tendency at
first and from Is to Is per cent. was lost, though
a few stocks were strong from the opening, but
the general list soon recovered and was carried Ia
shade beyond first prices, Richmond and West
Point advancing Is per cent. The market again
became quiet and continued steady, remaining
without change until II o'clock, when prices Were
generally small fractions above the opening
figures Money easy at 3a4.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.-virginia 6s consolidat
49, past.due coupons 81; 10-40s 81; new 81
G3a. bid to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
Attempt to wreck a Train.

HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. GA daring at.
tempt was made last evening to wreck a
passenger train near here. Some one broke
open switch on the Midland Central side
track one mile west of Hammond. The
way freight running ahead and on the time
of the passenger train dashed into the cars
on the side, overturning the engine and
breaking some Is or 20 cars. The engine
wac buried beneath the cara The train.
men saved themselves by jumping. Dam.
age about $4,000 Had the crowded pas
senger train been on time the loss of life
would have been appalling
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
IMPRISONED IN A TANK.-A very re

IMPRISONED IN A TANK.-A very re-
msrkable accident occurred at the Grant
Locomotive Works in Paterson, n. j.,
day or two ago. Archibald McFadden
crawled into water tank which formed
part of the tender of new locomotive, in
order to remedy slight defect before the
locomotive was sent out of the shop. He
entered through the hole on top through
which the tank is filled with water. taking
with him, besides his tools, an oil lamp and
a piece of carpet to put under his knees
when he knelt on the hard iron. The in
terror of the tank is braced with rods run
ming in all directions, aad it ia like making
ones way through the meshes of series OF
nets to move about in it. McFadden en-
tered the tank about o'clock. A few mo-
nents afterward the other men heard
smoothered cries and groans issuing from
the hole, and little later cloud OF smoke
came out. The man had upset his lamp,
set fire to his clothing and the piece OF car
pet, and was unable to make his way out.
One after another men entered the hole,
but each Immediately came out again chok-
ing and half smothered with the smoke and
gases given off by the oily flames inside.
The shrieks of McFadden for help made
them redouble the efforts, but in vain. A
stream of water was pouredin to put out the
fire, until it was found necessary to
stop lest the water should drown the
imprisoned workman. Then q stream OF dir
was pumped in to keep him from sufocating.
The affair caused the most intense excite
ment. Hundreds of men gathered around
the tank making all eorts OF sugges-
tons, and again and again yenturesome
men volunteered to 60 in, but no one got
his body out of sight before he hacked OUT.
". w. Evans, the manager of the com.
pany, offered 500 reward for the man
who would rescue McFadien, but it was Of
no avail. 1t was physical impossibiity
10 penetrate far into the tank. Then"
said Mr.. Evans, "tear out the top of the
tank" A hundred hammers and cold CHS
els were at once at work, and the rivet
heads few in all directions. 10 fifteen min.
utes the stout boiler iron was torn away
enough to allow the unfortunate man to be
rescued. He was nearly dead when he was
taken out, for he had been in the tank near
ly an hour and ahalf, having gone in about
O'Clock and been taken ont about $50
o'clock. He was frightfully burned about
the legs and lower part ofthe BODY, and it is
feared that he cannot recover He was at
once removed to the Sisters Hospital, where
he now lies in a very critical condition. He
had managed to put out the fire with the
water that had been poured in, and the air
forced in had saved his life but ne is suffer
ing from shock
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

The Crow Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Gen. Terry has
informed the War Department of the re.
ceipt of the following dispatch from the
Crow agency
"The Crow reported yesterday still TO be
arrested is in custody, a'so chief Crastie
Head, whom I find implicated in the trou-
be Had talk with assembled Crows to-
day. Good feeling prevails amongst them.
Agent states he will issue annuities on 9th
inst / will retain troops here until Indians
dispense then gradually return troops to
their respective posts, sending those from
Mckinney first.
RUGER. Brigadier General.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09
THE PLANETS IN NovEMBER.-The plan

THE PLANETS IN NovEMBER.-The plan.
etary record for November is full of interest.
Venus, arrayed in glorious garments, adorns
the morning sky. Saturn hovers near the
beautiful cluster, Praesepe, and ia visible
nearly all night long Jupiter, having been
visible for nearly the whole month, shines
near the sun as morning star al its close.
Mars beams with ruddy light in the early
hours of the morning. Neptune precedes
the other giant planets by coming into oppo.
sition with the sun, and is in fne position
for the telescope. The charming Indian
summer, that comes in November, when
trees are bare aud birds have flown, lends an
atmosphere of repose and serenity to the
starry glory of the heavens at night, as we'll
as to the aspect of the heavens by day,
where reigns and rules the all powerful sun.
On or about November II number of me-
teors may be seen. radiating from point in
the constellation Leo, and for this reason
called Leonids. Their presence in the sky
s as easily accounted for as the movements
of the planets. They belong to az immense
ellipse or meteor zone, one extremity rest
ing on the earth's orbit and the other
stretching out beyond The orbit OF Uranus.
The meteor zone consists of q swarm of par
ticles following Temples comet in its orbit
and making revolution in about thirty
three years The meeoroids are not equally
distributed through the orbit, the thickest
portion extending along one. fifteenth of the
orbit The earth pluuges through the zone
about November ii The meteors encoun
tered are set OH fire by tho conclusion and
descend in showers through ihe earth's at
mosphere. In ordinary years, like the pres
emf, the display is small, but few may al
ways be seen. When the earth mee;s, once
in thirty.three years, the thickest part ofthe
swarm, a grand display takes place. The
heavens seem to be on fire, and hundreds of
meteors fall from the skies every minute.
The last great shower occurred in 1861.
It is we'll to be on the watch for these little
bodies, for an unusually large shower of Lee
onids may occur when least expected. =
Providence Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

MANY OF the knights of labor. wherever
elections were held yesterday, voted against
the democratic, which from the commence
ment of the government down to the pres
ent has been the poor mans party, and 10
favor Of the republican, the principles and
policy of which prove that it is the party OF
the rich man, aad whose legislation, during
tbs whole time of its dominancy, was in ia
y,r of the interests of those who dress in
fac linen and fare sumptuously, and against
those who live by the sweat of their faces.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

A young son of George Putnam of Stony
Ford, Pa, was bitten By rsttlesnake on
Aug. 90, 1889 Whiskey or some of the
many remedies tried, saved his life. On
Aug. %, 1884, the youugster was sliced with
a pain in bis foot. the leg and foot sweled
to twice their normal size and became spot
ted, and the child suffered terribly for three
days. On each subsequent anniversary OF
the poisoning he has been similarly attacked
and the attacks have increased in severity.
It. is said that girl of Livingston county,
New York, who was bitten by rattesnake
thirty years ago died in great agony on the
twenty.ffth annual recurrence of similar
symptoms The bite Of the venomous kind
of highland moccasin has been known to
have the same effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

THE SUPPER OF KING DAvID.-A letter in
the Jewish Herald regarding very remark.
able Jewish custom, which has never yet
been brought before the public by eDy writ
err, Is as follows: SIT is customary among the
pious orthodox Jews all other the world to
eat small dainty morsel every Saturday
evening, and to repeat at the same time the
following short formula: This is the supper
Of King David No pious Jew ever devi-
a.es from this established custom. No mat
ter of what the morsel consists, be it flesh,
fowl, or fish, bread, cake, or even fruit. he
must eat a morse not less than the size OF
an olive The morsel must be eaten on
that part of the evening just when the Sab
bath terminates and the frat Gag of the
week commences, that is after the consecra
ton of the cup of wine at the exit of the
Sabbath, and after repeating the whole
form of private devotion appointed for that
special occasion. In Anglo Jewish liturges
the formula is omitted ,andini its place isprint-
ed in Hebrew only, and in very small type,
the words: And its secret is stored mp for
the experienced in grace But in Jewish
liturgies printed in Russia, Austria. and
Germany, the full form, in large type, is
found This is the Supper OF King David"
The custom is certainly curious one. and
apparently for some reason or other yelled
in great mystery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-09

AS THIS is a free country, in which every
man. black as well as white, has the right
to vote, there is nothing to do after an cleo
ton but ABIDE the result. But for all that,
the unpr-judiced people of this community
eau not help thinking it rather strange that
Messrs. Lewis Mckenzie and Charles Dear.
born could Influence sufficient number OF
white men In Alexandria to unite with the
solid negro vote and elect candidate for the
Legislature who, no matter how competent
for the position he may prove to be. can not,
owing to the circumstances OF the case, be
as iu fluental member of that body as the
one he has defeated